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Fact finding hearing. Family court.

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Pebbledashery · 21/01/2021 12:18

Hi all.
I'm due to have a fact finding hearing with my ex later on in the year. It's listed over 2 days. We've been told to submit 3 allegations each. I've submitted one for physical abuse, one for emotional and verbal and one for child abuse of our daughter :( how can I make sure that findings are made against me. I can evidence everything.. The abuse DD and I experienced was documented via the local authority, multiple police records, he was arrested 3 times for common assault and ABH.. He was never charged as I was too scared. I also told my midwife and DDs health visitor and they documented it also.. In the end we were removed from the area we lived in and relocated to safety by child protection services.. We were referred to MARAC 3 times also. I have pictures of my injuries, evidence of him abusing our daughter and multiple texts and email evidence too.. He also has a police history from a former ex partner, so I'm not his only victim. He doesn't have anything except emails from me which he's falsified and removed large parts of incriminating information and text messages. He's got texts from me blaming myself and taking the blame for things i didn't do etc.. But it's apparent from the wording I was just desperate.
The most worst part is he is denying absolutely everything.. No admission or accepting of responsibility and he's saying I perpetrated domestic abuse to him.
Is it safe to say I don't have too much to worry about?

OP posts:
jay55 · 28/01/2021 16:07

Pebble, I'm no help on the logistics or legal side.
Just want to send all the luck in the world to you. I'm appalled at how much the courts are still assisting your ex in his continued abuse of you. You've been amazing, your sheer will to get through this has been amazing.

It will end and there will be cake.

Pebbledashery · 28/01/2021 16:13

@jay55 ah thank youFlowers.
Just hard at the minute, feel like the courts are actually enabling him. I don't know how more evidence I need to show that he's a violent abuser. It's so frustrating. X

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Livinginatree · 28/01/2021 19:27

They are facts and a fact hearing doesn't mean that they won't be believed. The court system is set up to try and be as fair as possible (not denying there are miscarriages of justice) so everyone is able to give their version of events and a Judge looks at them all and makes a decision. Family court is based on the balance of probabilities so less than criminal court which is beyond reasonable doubt so a different level of proof. I have seen it accepted in court there was domestic abuse where things weren't taken to court by the CPS.

Livinginatree · 28/01/2021 19:28

I hope it goes well for you x

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